Conroy Simon P, Luxton Tony
University of Nottingham, Ageing and Disability Research Unit, Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
Age Ageing. 2004 Sep;33(5):525-7. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afh172.
Continuing care settings cater for some of the most disabled individuals. Their care can often present major ethical dilemmas; teams involved in such care require a broad range of skills. We illustrate this with a challenging case history and discuss specific dilemmas, including investigation and treatment in the absence of specific consent and advance directives. We suggest that continuing care should be recognised as a valuable component of training in geriatric medicine.
